Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

R for R series would make sense, otherwise I don't know what it is for. St.

The V or vorn arrow points forward there is no right or left piston both are the same. Yes, the arrow has to point forward for the piston to clear the valves properly.

Incorrectly installed one or both of the valves will hit the piston. St.

So other area to look at would be the fender area and mounting. Any kind of brace where the bolts came loose. I am NOT saying the problem is internal to the fork legs but I can't imagine a bump would break anything unless it was one heck of a bump. Did you have the forks apart at anytime recently, i...

LOL, you do know you will find it after you have made or bought the replacement part? St.

Sorry, I dug through my parts collection and could not find what you need. St.

Have not heard if there has been any more issues with this. Did the problem get solved? St.

I will take a look in my spare parts collection today.

LOL, your part has been moved by wormhole to another point in space, happens all the time. St.

I have hit a few pot holes in my time and ended up with strange noises. Along with the forks and such parts of the steering gear I would suggest you check the four main fairing mounts. In my long time as an owner of an RT bike, I have had bolts loosen and the fairing pop out of the bracket, I have a...

LOL, or you can be like me, paint a bike, then scratch it. There is nothing worse than the first scratch on a new bike or a newly repainted one. LOL, once the first scratch unless it looks like a tiger clawed it, I just consider it patina and a sign of use. I don't paint them to look at them or ente...

So, what if anything have you found? St.